War Movie Theatre

What is War Movie Theatre about? How do we pick the films? The idea was first to talk about the films we watched growing up, and how they shaped our understanding of the world. But we've gone wider...

"Let's go." "Why not?"

The first Red Redemption Game,for a good majority, is set two years before World War I and has a section take place in Mexico. It cribs a lot from Peckinpah.

Lefty Twaddle was of course the foley artist on The Wild Bunch, famous for his ability to recreate the sound of horses hooves using only his left hand, which was badly disfigured in the battle for Iwo Jima

To be clear, most of the comments we get are along these lines, and are very welcome.

By far the most baffling listener to @warmovietheatre.com is the person who feels moved every so often to tell us why he hates it. Not entirely clear what it was about our episode on The Wild Bunch that prompted this. We did discuss tax evasion. Maybe they just know @duncanweldon.bsky.social.

Peckinpah was a US Marine who was sent to China in 1945 while everyone else was fighting the good fight, Japanese soldiers were recruited to fight alongside them

@warmovietheatre.com ... 🤣 Sure Lee Marvin did Paint your Wagon instead of this... But I bet William Holden never sang a number1 UK chart single in out of Wild Bunch... 😉. youtu.be/ONv_Eo7qhVc?...

"Let's go." "Why not?"

@warmovietheatre.com “Bring up the piano!”

@warmovietheatre.com quick dad they're genuinely on the cable car! BBC2!!!

I rather think that if you have to go as far as telling your cast not to discuss Vietnam, you probably are making a Vietnam movie. When making Cannonball Run that year, I doubt anyone in that cast was told not to discuss Vietnam.

You mentioned the British take of a Territorial Army Unit in Snowdonia where things take a turn with the locals... Welllllll... funny you should mention it;

not only not vietnam. its not deliverance

Powers Booth never really got the career he deserved.

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A. Bridgen Too Far bsky.app/profile/terr...

Lawrence of Belgravia bsky.app/profile/terr...

Patten bsky.app/profile/terr...

Ill Pet By Moonlight

@warmovietheatre.com I think this thread might amuse.

As safety professionals, very sold on the @duncanweldon.bsky.social idea that the Empire's downfall is due to their poor approach to health and safety (evidenced by a chronic lack of fall protection and Darth Vader's poor reception of bad news chilling safety reporting). 🤣 #starwars #safetyculture

Watch this, then listen to our episode on it! pod.fo/e/55e011

this is what I love about @warmovietheatre.com always learn something... I am of the generation that saw Star Wars when it came out and loved it cos it's a “pew pew laser blast film”! I never knew it's “definitely not about the Vietnam War” & now I've got an excuse to watch it again 😆 thanks guys!

"Anthony Daniels suffered for his art..." 😉

David Niven shares a joke with Gregory Peck and Stanley Baker on the set of ‘The Guns Of Navarone’ as he shows them his outfit for Royal Ascot in 1961.

Surely the all time Star Wars Hot Take: "To all intents and purposes, Darth Vader is not in Star Wars."

Is two billion a lot?

And in case anyone hasn't seen this yet youtube.com/watch?v=lNdb...

This was a ton of fun to record!

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This week, it's the big one: STAR WARS! With @chriskempshall.bsky.social and special guest Jack Klaff!

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The story of #DouglasBader REACH FOR THE SKY (1956) 3:45pm #KennethMore #MurielPavlow #LyndonBrook Classic British wartime biopic dramatisation #TPTVsubtitles

In @warmovietheatre.com Definitely Iraq Week: A Pack of Dambuster Dog HR Violations in a classic study of the morality of Fobbits that Sylvester Stallone strongarmed himself into

Great episode!

ATTENTION, ATTENTION! This week's episode is on M*A*S*H. Follow the madcap adventures of US medical staff in the Korean War as we launch Definitely Not Vietnam Month. champ.ly/x3fa6sc4

ALL-TIME "AND INTRODUCING" WINNER: Which future Hollywood megastar is this?

ATTENTION, ATTENTION! This week's episode is on M*A*S*H. Follow the madcap adventures of US medical staff in the Korean War as we launch Definitely Not Vietnam Month. champ.ly/x3fa6sc4

Not sure about this Patton reboot.

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Love how this poster makes it look like a musical comedy.

I'm having a @warmovietheatre.com weekend as I'm solo parenting. Last Mohicans tonight, Battle of Algiers tomorrow, Blimp* Sunday. But Attack! (waves at @wrdface.bsky.social ) and 'Is Paris Burning?' are no longer streaming, agh! Own fault obv... *Deborah Kerr was 22 when she was in that. F me.

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For a deep dive into making of the cinema Tyler series is ace m.youtube.com/watch?v=YKlj...